The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-10-01
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An enormous oil field has been dis
covered in Venezuela, near Lake Mar
acaibo.
An engineer on the Wabash rail-
way, whose train has yet to meet with
its first accident, attributed his good
luck to n cat that has been his constant
companion in the cab for year.
In an advertisement by railway
company for some uncalled-for goods
the letter "l'' had dropped from the
word lawful, and it read: "People to
whom these packages are directed are
requested to come forward and pay the
awful charges on the same"
In a Pittsburgh thcater, the other
night, n citizen arose in his seat and
violently hurled potato at dude
who was examining his 0he citizen's)
wife through an opera glass; and there
upon three or four hundred persons
vigorously applaudcd the husband.
In Cape Colony, South Africa, a
shepherd drove flock of 1,430 ewes
up to small building, in which he
took refuge from II thunder storm. AS
the sheep crowded around the building
it was struck by lightning, and 100 of
them We're killed outright. The shep-
herd escaped with n severe shock.
An eclipse 900 miles long from
east to west, and 600 miles wide from
north to south, with Springfield, ILL.,,
as its center, will inclosc an area on
which is produced about three-fourths
of the entire grain crop of the United
States, the animal yield varying from
1900, 100000 to 1900, ,0000 600 bushels.
Farmer and Manufacturer.
The Forkca Deer Blade, of Jack
son, Tenn, announces that Miss Anna
Bell Frnk, of Brownsville, is visiting
her uncle in Jackson, and adds: "A
certain young man in this city is hereby
informed that his visits to her will not
be to Grated by her friends, and any
effort on his part to call on her will re-
suit in unplcasantness to him, if not in
bodily harm" !"
Somebody with n fertile imagina-
ton seems to be attending to the Mcxi-
can news. The story of the tarantula
duel is followed by one which tells how
prominent politician has fallen mys-
teriously i'll with acute mental disor-
der, produced by poison, the prepar-
alton of which is known only to the
natives, and which has the property Of
causing insanity in its victims.
Probably the only bootblack who
ever voluntarily gave his parents the
money he earned is Sammy Hitler, of
Toledo. The little fellow often goes to
distant towns and his mother most of
While Sammy was at the National.
Drill at Washington his mother was
surprised to receive an express package
from him containing twenty-one dol
lars.
AN Albany matchmaker to whom q
watch that had been dropped over
board on fishing excursion was taken,
found that some of the works were so
badly rustcd that they were useless.
"If," said he, "you had dropped your
watch in oil rs soon rs you took it out
of the water, or, better yet, have
dropped it into alcohol or any kind of
strong liquor, it would have cost you
nothing but the cleaning"
The Toledo, Ann Arbor & Cadillac
Railroad Company offered an Irish.
man $500 for his three years. lease and
offered to move his cabin to any place
he might designate, having bought the
land on which it stood. Pat accepted
the offer and took the money, but when
the men came on to move the cabin
and asked the Hibernian where to
move it, he said "to Oircland." They
thought it was joke, but Pat holds
the fort and the $500.
"A phenomenal dog has been enjoy
ing his vacation at Oneida Lake this
summer. The animal seems to have
an abnormal appetite for fish, and
whenever he wants any he is in the
habit of catching them himself. He
walks out into the lake, and, aftel
watching the water for some time, he
makes quick plunge and catches q
| Small-sized fish i'll his mouth. This he
devours and repeats the operation till
his appetite is satisfied. Canastoto
| Journal.
-Ayoung Persian nobleman by the
name of Hassan Dshenedei arrived re.
Gently at Warsaw, after travelling the
entire distance from Teheran to War.
| saw on foot. He had made n warcr tC
walk from Teheran to Paris in eight
months. and has so far consumed siS
and onc-half months on his trip. From
Moscow to Warsaw he walked along the
railroad track. He has no travelling
companions; the guarantee for the
faithful performance of his undertak.
ing lie in n sacred oath taken by him
before starting, which binds him to use
10 conv vance of any kind.
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